The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-27
GENERAL NEWS,

BUSINESS quiet.
CLEAR and pleasant.
Four boats leaving today.
TIE Guiding Star Is due up today.
The Rene Mscready had a fair trip
for St. Francis river.
DURING the "a hours ending at noon
yesterday the river here rose Z feet.
THE Dyersburg left yesterday morn
ing for Dyersburg with good trip.
The Henry Lourey, with barges,
passed to St. Louis yesterday morning.
CAPT. A. B. SMITH, OF the upper
White river steamer Alberta No. 8, is
in the city.
The City of vicksburg, en- rou to
st, Louie, will pass here an early hour
this morning.
THE little steamer O. Schulze ar
rived from St. Francis river yesterday,
and has laid up in Wolf river.
The Jay Gould, towing several
barges loaded with grain and package
freight, passed to New Orleans.
THE Kate Adams will be in tonight,
and she is the regular packet leaving
tomorrow evening for Arkansas City.
The Ohickasaw, Capt. III Postal,
leaves this evening for White river.
Ohss. M. Postal and John Childress
are her clerks.
THE Ohio left last night for Cincin-
natl with 500 bales OF cotton, 20 bales
Of rags, and about so tons OF miscel-
laneous freight.
THE Anchor Line packets leaving
Friday are the City Of Providence for
Sicksburg at 10 am. and the City of
Cairo for 81. Louis at pm.
THE Granite State should arrive
here tomorrow, and she lie the packet
leaving here Friday evening for Gin
cinnsu. Cant. O. B. Russell Is agent.
The City OF st. Louis passed up last
night with about 900 toms of freight.
Sse put of here 1900 bundlesshingles,
1877 barrels -four and rs empty hogs
heads.
The Bslle Memphis passed 10 Vicks-
burg yesterday evening with a fair
trip. Sheput of 1888 packages Of freight
and added 90 tons Of freight for way
points.
The James Lee, Ca IT. Tom Claggett
leaves at o'clock this evening for
Helena, Frisrs Point and all way
landings. Messrs. VIM. Ashford, win
Darragh and John Rhodes are her
clerks.
SoNB Ohio river steamboatmsn are
taking favorably bf organising line
OF at least four powerful boats with
half dozen barges each, to ply In the
the trade between Louisville and New
Orleans.
THE City OF New Orleans, from st.
Louis, passed to New Orleans yester-
day afternoon with about 1900 tons Of
freight. She put of here about 30 Jack
ages and added 800 sacks Of cotton
eeed meal.
THE Coahoma, Capt. Henry Cooper,
is the Lee Line Packet leaving at 8
o'clock this evening for Gold Dust,
Osceo'a and all way landings on the
upper coast. Messrs. VIM. Smither,
Sid Wheeler and Charley Leftwich are
her clerks.
The following changes have been
made in government lights between
Memphis and Ashley Point: Com
merte landing moved down l mile, to
Just above point; Ashley Point moved
| ! miles into bend above point; Nor
folk, moved down 400 yards; Ensley's,
moved down 400 yards. New lights
CATERS field, head Of lower towhead;
Pstsrs's towhesd, Dat Island, Hsmp.
ton Pace. The lights at Peterss cut
Of island and Blues Point we're dis
The sidewheel steamer Issaquena,
destroyed by fire while lying at the
bank in Centennial Lake, near Vicks.
burg, Sunday night, was insured for
$4,000. The Isssquenna was q light
1raught and very fast sidewheel boat,
aud was about seven years old. She
was built especially for the upper
Ohio river trade by Mr.. Bey, at cost
)f 1876. 800. She was christened the
Jity Of Ironton, and for two years ran
n the upper Ohio. At the end OF
hat time she was purchased by the
ireenville Packet Company and cost
hat corporation for the original out.
ay and improvements 1921, 200. Her
lame was then changed to Isssquena,
md she was put in service between
and Greenville, and carried
he United States mail up to the time